Owen Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wife's car broke down and rather than fixing it up we're looking to replace it with a new car, particularly as repairs are going to be expensive, so we're looking to get rid of it. Vehicle is a Hyundai Santa Fe (7 seats, automatic) which should be worth anything between 4,800 and 5,900 in a private sale ( according to: http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/prices/used/hyundai/santa-fe/estate-2006/34116/?yearplate=82 ). Our car is a year older and has more miles than this one at Michael Car Centre selling for 10k ( http://mcc.im/motordetail.php?motorid=156534 ) and is Navy Blue. Damage involved her timing belt breaking which is never a good thing as this would have caused damage to cylinders and other assorted gubbins in the engine. Local quotes to fix could be up to around £1,500! Looking to sell for £2,500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sick Moon Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Is it a 4 cylinder or a V6? And what is the worst case scenario £1500 for, a recon engine or a head rebuild? And why did the belt break, was it past it's replacement schedule? And what is the mileage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sick Moon Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Oh well, thanks anyway...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Same engine as the KIA Sorento I believe, good engines but if a cam belt goes it's totally dead, (twin ohc and two heads), because it's an interference engine. Cam belts MUST be changed at or before 60,000 and the crankshaft bolt MUST be changed each belt change on these engines, (see the KIA/Hyundai forums). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sick Moon Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (see the KIA/Hyundai forums). Why, is that where the op's gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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